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Breaking: Ed Sheeran calls Gaza situation 'unjustifiable' as he opens solo concertshow with Gaza comments, apology for his 'mistakes'
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Protests in Philadelphia as Breaking: Ed Sheeran returns to stagecalls Gaza situation 'unjustifiable' as he opens solo concert
the headline was changed:
Protests in Philadelphia as Ed Sheeran to return returns to stageamid Palestinian controversy
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Pop superstar Ed Sheeran is returning to the stage after he became embroiled in a controversy that saw four supporting acts quit his Shape of You tour.
Rapper Macklemore was booted from Sheeran's US Loop Tour on Monday, local time, after the owners of stadiums hosting upcoming shows objected to his shouting "Free Palestine" onstage in New Jersey earlier this month.
No new opening acts or backing bands have been announced, and it is not known how Sheeran plans to carry out his show in Philadelphia on Saturday night.
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Pop superstar Ed Sheeran is returning to the stage after he became embroiled in a controversy that saw four supporting acts quit his Shape of You tour.
Rapper Macklemore was dropped from the tour after owners of stadiums hosting upcoming shows objected to his pro-Palestinian comments on stage.
Protesters have arrived on a Philadelphia stadium as Ed Sheeran returns to the stage after becoming embroiled in controversy set off by his opening act's pro-Palestinian comments.
Rapper Macklemore was booted from Sheeran's US Loop Tour on Monday, local time, after the owners of stadiums hosting upcoming shows objected to his shouting "Free Palestine" onstage in New Jersey earlier this month.
Sheeran has denied being behind the decision to remove Macklemore.
At a time when some artists are speaking out against the conflict in Gaza and West Bank settler violence, the 35-year-old British performer has maintained his apolitical stance.
No new opening acts or backing bands have been announced, and it is not known how Sheeran plans to carry out his show in Philadelphia on Saturday night.
Speaking to the ABC outside the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, protest organiser Adi Chattopadhyay said "there is a right and wrong side of history and [Sheeran's] on the wrong one".
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